"This year’s Globalfest, the 17th, was the most manic and clamorous of them all, a lineup of musicians demanding attention with speed, rhythm, passion, humor, costumes, dance moves and the determination to hold on to particular cultural heritages in a connected world." - Jon Pareles, NYT

"Want to shake up your music habits and find something out of your usual box? That's just what globalFEST does for me every year. GlobalFEST brings twelve bands from all over the world to New York City's Copacabana for a single night, and it's a thrill ride." - Bob Boilen, NPR